RE: Downvotes aren't so bad

Agreed. Down votes are not the end of the world. They signal someone disagrees with you. You have a few options: engage in adult dialogue, ignore and move on, counter-vote or rage quit like a child and go on the internet telling everybody about it.

A lot of businesses get down-votes on web2 as well:

So it's not exclusive to HIVE.

and yes...

Not every downvote is a "war".

Agreed. -1% votes are not a declaration of war. sheesh.